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[DRAVEN]

PTExplorer

PTExplorer is a tool that will let you edit paint tool files for svr2010 on your PC allowing you
to import your own images


So here's the sequence of events that will work,

1. Transfer your .PT (Paint Tool) file to PC and extract images using PTExplorer as (*.bmp)
2. Open the bmps in PSP or Photoshop and edit them
Remember that since black is the transparent color in the in-game pallette you need to change the
black slightly in PS so it doesnt appear as a transparent in game.
3. Save the bmps of the same size & color depth.
4. Reimport the bmps into the .pt file to slots of your choice with PTExplorer, but don't use
slot 0
5. Save the *.PT file from PTExplorer
6. Use modio to rehash and resign the .pt file
7. Transfer it to the XBox using Xplorer360, overwriting the old Paint Tool .pt file
8. Go to the Paint Tool in-game: the game will detect a corrupted file and when asked to
overwrite the file, do it! The game will correct the file, make slot 0 the default logo,
but keep the other logo's intact.

Download
PTExplorer V1.6

Made by Mr.Mouse of:
Xentax


Latest update:

- added readme.txt
- fixed a colour bug when loading from BMP. May even help corruption problem in-game.
- fixed bug with slot 10 and importing
- added View Alpha to show the intensity of each colour in the image in-game
- added tool-tip text when hovering over a button
- fixed dialogs

Bugs:

- the threshold for transparency seems to be wider than just (0,0,0).
I've had a couple images where I used the color black set to about (3,5,6) and the game
still recognized those as transparent. I ended up making those parts lime green
in PSP/PhotoShop, then changing them to black with the in-game paint tool.



Thanks to FatalArms for this video tutorial...

[Smacktalks]

Awesome! This should come in really handy for CAW creators.

Do you need a modded 360 to be able to get the save file? or is there another way to do it?

[DRAVEN]

No modded xbox needed you just have to hook you 360 HDD to your PC

[ALL STAR]

Really thats cool might give this a go, how would you got about hooking up the 360 to the pc though?

[Aero]

theres a few options, get an xport or get the transfer kit xbox gave out when the 120gb elite hdd's came out to copy all ur old crap across to the new hdd, check ebay!

[DRAVEN]

Or you can open your HDD and conect it via SATA port in your PC

[DRAVEN]

PTExplorer V1.5 releasted should fix slot 10 bug.

-Now has palletes in the tool...

[DRAVEN]

use winzip or 7zip.. its a 7 zip file...

[DRAVEN]

Usb ??? you need Xplorer360 photoshop or paint shop pro... the rest is in the 1st post..

[InsaneSabu!]

Well, I shall be using this.. .. so wondered where I'd go from there onwards because it mentions rehashing etc, or does Xplorer do all that business?

Edited by InsaneSabu!, 06 January 2010 - 11:51 PM.

[Smacktalks]

Nice one Petchy, I think I might look into getting one of those, seems much easier.

[DRAVEN]

1st post Updated

[IamPayne]

InsaneSabu!, on 06 January 2010 - 11:14 PM, said:

Well, I shall be using this.. .. so wondered where I'd go from there onwards because it mentions rehashing etc, or does Xplorer do all that business?

On dial-up here so I can't see the video you mentioned. But you can download Modio for free and it has its on HDD explorer and it has a resigning tool. As long as you have your HDD hooked up to your computer you can inject your pt file directly back to your HDD from the resigning portion of the Modio program. I did this for the first time with success on a Suicide character.

Now I do have a question. Any .bmp file that I put back into PTXplorer always shows up as completely transparent. So for a real logo or picture that I would want to put in, I would have to manually go over all 256 colors and make them viewable. That's a pain in the rear. Anyone else who uses this know how to correct this problem without using the Paint.net program that's listed in the video? I don't mind doing it manually with a logo that is only 10 colors or less, but manually setting 256 is extremely time consuming and too much of a hassle.

[joseonassis]

DRAVEN, on 20 December 2009 - 05:38 PM, said:

PTExplorer

PTExplorer is a tool that will let you edit paint tool files for svr2010 on your PC allowing you
to import your own images


So here's the sequence of events that will work,

1. Transfer your .PT (Paint Tool) file to PC and extract images using PTExplorer as (*.bmp)
2. Open the bmps in PSP or Photoshop and edit them
Remember that since black is the transparent color in the in-game pallette you need to change the
black slightly in PS so it doesnt appear as a transparent in game.
3. Save the bmps of the same size & color depth.
4. Reimport the bmps into the .pt file to slots of your choice with PTExplorer, but don't use
slot 0
5. Save the *.PT file from PTExplorer
6. Use modio to rehash and resign the .pt file
7. Transfer it to the XBox using Xplorer360, overwriting the old Paint Tool .pt file
8. Go to the Paint Tool in-game: the game will detect a corrupted file and when asked to
overwrite the file, do it! The game will correct the file, make slot 0 the default logo,
but keep the other logo's intact.

Download
PTExplorer V1.6

Made by Mr.Mouse of:
Xentax


Latest update:

- added readme.txt
- fixed a colour bug when loading from BMP. May even help corruption problem in-game.
- fixed bug with slot 10 and importing
- added View Alpha to show the intensity of each colour in the image in-game
- added tool-tip text when hovering over a button
- fixed dialogs

Bugs:

- the threshold for transparency seems to be wider than just (0,0,0).
I've had a couple images where I used the color black set to about (3,5,6) and the game
still recognized those as transparent. I ended up making those parts lime green
in PSP/PhotoShop, then changing them to black with the in-game paint tool.



Thanks to FatalArms for this video tutorial...

This only works on 360 or those it work on ps3 as well ?

[DRAVEN]

360 only..

[Legacy]

Anyone have this? You can't register on Xentax anymore without paying which is bullshit. Can someone with this upload it for me? I had it but lost it